Stocking



Feb. 16 1926.

A. G. RAPPAF'ORT STOCKING [NVEJVTOR l TTORNEV Filed March 6, 1925 Patented F eb. 16, 1926.

UNITED STATES ARTHUR Gr. RAPIPAPORT, OF NEW YURK,

N. Y., AfilSIGBIGR T0 GOODMAN BEDS OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CDPARTNEREJHIP C(JMPOSED 0F HERBERT M. GOODMAN, ARTHUR H. GOODMAN, JOEL B. GOODIILAN, AND BENSON H. GOODMAN.

STOCKING.

Application filed March 6, 1925. Serial No. 13,507.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR G. Barraronr, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stockings, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to stockings or socks of the knitted variety and relates more particularly to the heavier knitted stocking or sock designed to be worn by children or for athletic purposes, and in which the upper part of the stocking is provided with an .ornainental bandor design of vari-colored material knitted into the stocking, which band ordinarily is visible when the upper portion of the stocking is turned downwardly upon itself in the form of a coil. t

It has been the general practice in the manufacture of stockings of the character described, to knit the foot and leg portions of the stocking in one machine, and separately knit the upper portion having the varicolored ornamental design thereon. The completed'upper portion is thereafter sewed or otherwise suitably secured to the upper edge of the separately knitted stocking proper, and the fold of the cult, when turned downwardly upon the stocking, serves to obscure the point of union of the cult" portion, and the finished side of the design worked thereon is further thereby displayed for or namental purposes.

In the general use of stockings of the class described and as manufactured in accordance with the methods above outlined, the

wearer often finds it desirable to pull up the cuff portion to obtain the full length of the stocking and thereby covering the knees of" the wearer. This is frequently the case with children where it is sometimes found desirable to extend the stocking to its full length, as described, as a protection against sudden temperature changes and also to pro- .tect the knees of the child upon certain occasions. In this class of stockings as manufactured at present, and where the'upper or cutl portion having the ornamental design is separately knitted and secured to the body of the stocking, the line of division between the call and body portions of the stocking is very pronounced due to the sewing or other methods of sucurement, and frequently very unsightly. When the stocking is extended to coverthe knees of the wearer under conditions above described, this line of division is no longer obscured by the downturned cull portion, but presents an unpleasing effect to the eye. This unsatisfactory appearance is'lfurther augmented by the fact that the inner or normally invisible side of the vari-colored design portion is rough and unsightly due to knownmethods of knitting, and when the stocking is extended this inner or normally invisible portion of the vari-colored design becomes visible to the eye, which taken with the rough and unsightly line of union between therespective portions, produces an undesirable and unpleasing effect.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a knitted stocking or sock having the general characteristics, of the stocking above outlined, but which, when the cult portion is :-;tended, when desired, is not attended by the disadvantages and unsightly appearance outlined.

A further ob'ect of the invention is to provied a stocking of the class described in invisible when the stocking is extended, from,

its normally downturned position displaying the design, to its n'laxinlum length.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a stocking soconstructed as to afford increased necessary and desirable reinforcement at its upper portion to minimize the possibility of fracturing or tearing the fabric whendrawn upon the leg of the wearer.

A further object of the invention is to provide a stocking which may be economically and advantageously manufactured and Vwhich is of increased commercial value by reason of the elimination of the defects now generally prevalent and which are aboveset forth,

Vith such objects in view, as well as other advantages which may be incident to the use of the improvements, the invention consists in the parts and combinations thereofhereinafter set forth and claimed, with the understanding that the several necessary elements constituting the same may be varied in proportions and arrangement without departing from the nature and scope of the invention.

In order to make the invention more clear- 1y understood there are shown in the accompanying drawings meansfor carrying the same into practical effect, without limiting the improvements, in their useful applications, to the particular constructions which, for the purpose of explanation, have been made the subject of illustration. In the said drawings 2- 1 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the invention having the cuff portion in its normally downturned position on theleg of the wearer, and in which the extended or elongated position of the stocking is indicated by dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary side view of the stocking in its extended or completely elongated position. i

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the same. i

Fig. 4 isa view similar to Fig. 2 showing the cuff portion in its normal downturned position torender visible, the lvari-colored or Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the body portion of the stocking or sock and 2 represents the normally downturned cuff portion. The cuff portion 2 is provided with the usual vari-colored or desired design 3 knitted integrally therewith, which is normally visible when the cuff portion is downturned as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4. As best seen in Fig. 3 the body portion 1 of the stocking extends upwardly and is prolonged for substantially the width of the cuff portion 2 and is suit-ably sewed 'or otherwise united to the latter as at 4. Assuming the stocking to be in elongated position, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 8, the cuff portion 2 is secured to the body portion at 4 and is extended upwardly and is thereafter bent downwardly upon itself and is further sewed or otherwise secured at its lower edge to the body 1 of the stocking as at 5.

The stocking may be drawn on by the wearer in this position and the cuff is thereafter downturned over the body 1 of the stocking on the line of fold 6, the latt'er'being in any desired position and between the seams 4 and 5. As best seen in Fig. 5 when the eulf'is in its normally downturnedpesr tion, both seams 4 and 5are obscured and rendered invisible by thenature' of the assembly. The circumferential seam 5 and the unsightly or roughened inner edge of the seam 4 is rendered further invisible when the stocking is elongated to the position illustrated in Fig. 3, thereby eliminating-the unpleasanteffcctotherwise caused by'the appearance of these scams. It will be further apparent from the construction disclosed in the drawings thatthc inner and roughened side of the vari-colored design 3 is disposed within the space 7 between the outer side of the cuff portion 2 and the inner side of the body portion 1 and is thereby obscured and rendered invisible by the body portion when the stocking is elongated as in Figs. 2 and 8. The unsightly appearance of the inner seam and normally unexposed side of the design portion is thereby eliminated by the construction described when the stocking extended to cover the knee'of the wearer. It will befurtherapparent that if the cuff is downturned into the position illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, the inner and unfinished face of the design portion 3 is still invisible by reason of the double thickness and with the desired pleasing effect. By constructing the stocking in'the manner above set forth the double thickness provided bythe upper part of the body portion 1 and the attached cuff portion 2 affords-the necessary and desirable reinforcement at 1 the upper portion of the stocking to minimize the pos sibilityof stretching or tearing the fabric when the. stocking drawn upon the leg of the wearer.

To secure the most economy in the use of material and to best obtain the results of the present invention, and with particular reference to Fig.3, the cuff portion2 is secured at one end at 4 to the body portion 1' adjacent the top of -the stocking when the latter is in its prolonged or extended position. The lower edge of the calf portion 2 is thereafter extended downwardly within theextended body portion and is secured to the latter as. by the line of stitching 5. The desired concealment of the unfinished side of the design portion 3 is thereby obtained when the stocking is in prolonged condition, and the desiredconcealment of the respective lines of stitching 4 and 5 is also obtained. The raw or unfinished edges of the circumferential seam 4 are effectually concealed even when the stocking is prolonged, by turning these edges inwardly so that the roughened side of the seam is disposed be-' tween the cuff and body portion of the stocking as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. When the double thickness constituting the cuff portion 2 is downturned in its normal position, illustrated in F ig. 5, it will be observed that the said lines of stitching 4 and 5, as ell as theunfinished side of the design portion 3, are also effectually concealed from View. i

hat I claim is:

A stocking having a body portion'and a normally downturned cuff portion, said cufl. portion being seamed at its upper and lower edges to said body portion to reinforce the latter and being provided with a suitable design, the circumferential line of union at one edge of the cuff portion being adjacent the top of the stocking when the latter is ex- 10 tended with the raw edges of the material disposed between the cuff portion and the body portion, the circumferential line of union at the other edge of the cuff portion being within the body of the stocking, whereby in the normal down-turned position of the cult portion said design is exposed to View, and when said cuii' portion is extended to prolong the stocking, said design is invisible.

' ARTHUR G. RAPPAPORT. 

